6:46 PM,
Jan. 10, 2014

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Indiana expects to cover about 10,000 more low-income Hoosiers through its alternative Medicaid program this year.

The number of people covered by Healthy Indiana Plan is expected to expand to about 45,000, up from the roughly 35,000 on the program last fall, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced Friday.

The net increase of 10,000 comes from an expected 20,000 Hoosiers being added to the program and about 10,000 being moved off the program after eligibility rules changed at the end of the year. ...